Reading Log 5 - Dunkirk

Title: Dunkirk
Text Type: Film
Director: Christopher Nolan

"Dunkirk" is a World War II film directed by Christopher Nolan. The film is telling the story of when Germany advanced into France in May 1940, trapping allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk.

In my opinion i think it was so sad that when the soldiers from England were returning from Dunkirk that they felt ashamed of how they fought in the war. The soldiers really underestimated themselves and didn't give themselves enough credit. A soldier called Alex in the film, when returning home from the battlefield on Dunkirk beach said "I can't look them in the eye, there going to spit at us in the streets". I think it is heartbreaking that after everything they went through all that trauma and distress they still saw themselves as cowards.

In my opinion the thing i find most interesting about the troops on Dunkirk beach is that they were so close to home, but i bet it felt like a life time away. There family and friends were literally only a train ride away, that is how close they were to the violence and fighting. Every time that they would get close to evacuating a bomb would be dropped by the enemy. Almost all of the boats that were sent to collect the soldiers went down. Commander Bolton said in the film "You can practically see it from here, home". I cant even imagine being so close to something but so far away at the same time.